diff --git a/s390-tools.spec b/s390-tools.spec
index 0d36023..fb11155 100644
--- a/s390-tools.spec
+++ b/s390-tools.spec
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export OPT_FLAGS="%{optflags}"
 export KERNELIMAGE_MAKEFLAGS="%%{?_smp_mflags}"
 make %{?_smp_mflags} \
      ZFCPDUMP_DIR=%{_prefix}/lib/s390-tools/zfcpdump \
-     DISTRELEASE=%{release} V=1
+     DISTRELEASE=%{release}
 gcc -static -o read_values ${OPT_FLAGS} %{SOURCE86} -lqc
 
 %install